Strengthening the Legal Foundation for Public Health Practice
A Framework for Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11020185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony D Moulton (0000-0003-3631-1380, The authors are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga; Anthony D. Moulton is with the Public Health Practice Program, and Gene W. Matthews is with the Office of General Counsel.), Gene W Matthews (The authors are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga; Anthony D. Moulton is with the Public Health Practice Program, and Gene W. Matthews is with the Office of General Counsel.) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1369-1369 |
| Publication date | 2001-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.91.9.1369 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Growing concern that public health laws may be inadequate to the challenges that confront public health practitioners has led to adoption of a Healthy People 2010 objective for improved laws and policies. It has also led to concerted efforts to strengthen the legal foundation for public health practice. In this editorial, the authors present a framework for collaborative research, analysis, and development to strengthen public health laws, skill in applying laws, and law-related information resources
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |